Four broken dubbing loop tools are piled together in a plastic bag at home. In every case, failure came when the little wires broke from fatigue. I keep these broken toys in hopes of someday getting replacements or some refund for what I feel is poor craftsmanship, but I never make the time. Friends have [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Fly Fishing Gear Review'
Dubbing Whirlers Make All Others Obsolete
January 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Fly Fishing Gear Review · Fly Tying
Making the case for Simms boot foot waders
December 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments
I bought some Simms boot foot waders last spring and they hung in my garage all summer. In the last two months, though, I chose to wear these, instead of my usual stocking-foots, while fishing on the beach, and from my pram and driftboat.
Man-oh-man they are nice. Convenient.
Here’s what [...]
Tags: Fly Fishing Gear Review
Redington improving fly fishing gear, keeping prices down
November 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments
In a fly fishing world dominated by Sage and Simms, it’s easy for guys who work for a fly shop and get guide discounts to overlook a budget-friendly fly fishing company like Redington. But a couple weeks ago on the Deschutes steelhead trip, I was really impressed by two items of Redington gear and had [...]
Tags: Fly Fishing Gear Review
Sage Rep George Cook freestyle rap video debut, and Typhoon bag demo
October 15th, 2009 · 5 Comments
In this new video, Sage regional sales rep and Spey-casting guru George Cook touts the latest Sage gear — this is a seriously cool boat bag. But none of that really matters once you get to 2:55, and Cook busts out the freestyle rhymes.
Tags: Fly Fishing Gear Review
Tungsten Ice Prince joins “Local Hall of Fame” Ranks with Possie Bugger, Mega Prince
September 26th, 2009 · No Comments
The Tungsten Ice Prince nymph pattern has been a tremendous fish catching fly this late summer fall season. It employs a Tungsten Bead and Hareline Dubbin’s best selling dubbing Ice Dub. It is a simple twist on a standard pattern that has been slaying fish for decades. Learn to tie it here.
Some fly patterns just nail the size relative [...]
Tags: Fly Fishing Gear Review · Fly Tying
Fly Tying UNIBOBBERS Have Arrived
September 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Having trouble keeping your fly afloat? The Unibbober is the answer! How many times did a fish come up to your indicator this year and clobber it, leaving you wishing it had a hook in it. Again the Unibobber is the answer. How about and emerger pattern you can actually track when fishing it dead [...]
Tags: Fly Fishing Gear Review · Fly Tying
Fall season fly fishing: Rainbows and Searun Cutts
September 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Next week begins the first day of Fall 09. The fall is one of the best times of the year for Oregon fly anglers. The Deschutes is hot with steelhead, the Cascade lakes are producing as water and air temps cool. October Caddis are beginning to fly around streams. The Mckenzie native Redsides [...]
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